Gurtubay, I. G. and Drummond, Neil and Towler, M. D. and Needs, R. J. (2006) Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of the dissociation energies of three-electron hemibonded radical cationic dimers. Journal of Chemical Physics, 124 (2).
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We report variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (VMC and DMC) calculations of the dissociation energies of the three-electron hemibonded radical cationic dimers of He, NH3, H2O, HF, and Ne. These systems are particularly difficult for standard density-functional methods such as the local-density approximation and the generalized gradient approximation. We have performed both all-electron (AE) and pseudopotential (PP) calculations using Slater-Jastrow wave functions with Hartree-Fock single-particle orbitals. Our results are in good agreement with coupled-cluster CCSD(T) calculations. We have also studied the relative stability of the hemibonded and hydrogen-bonded water radical dimer isomers. Our calculations indicate that the latter isomer is more stable, in agreement with post-Hartree-Fock methods. The excellent agreement between our AE and PP results demonstrates the high quality of the PPs used within our VMC and DMC calculations.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Physics |
| ID Code: | 55609 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 10 Jul 2012 09:35 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 20:40 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/55609 |
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